The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 14 [Parts 1 to 11] by Natsu Hyuuga

Author:Natsu Hyuuga
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Light Novel, partial, mystery, anime, drama, female protagonist, history, eunuchs, print by square enix
Publisher: J-Novel Club (generated)

Chapter 7: The Vanished Thief (Part One)

So ended the tempestuous first day of the meeting of the named. When the evening banquet was over, Maomao found the sandman was quickly upon her. She was about to go to bed without even a bath, but—she later remembered hazily—En’en forced her to wash up before she turned in.

The second day turned out much quieter than the first. The most noteworthy thing to happen was that the freak strategist started up some games of Go, complete with wagers, and tried to take the bigwigs of the other clans right down to their skivvies.

Also, Lahan’s Brother questioned Maomao incessantly about En’en.

As far as Maomao was concerned, she’d done quite well: They’d resolved Yao’s problem with Mister Love Letters, and had forged a connection between the U and Ma clans. Admittedly, she had a sense that more problems had been created than solved here, but she decided to be happy just to make it home in one piece.

The second day ended in the morning; there was no banquet to speak of, but families who wished to talk to each other could hang around and chat. Some were clearly aglow over profitable business dealings; others were clouded with gloom on account of a failed matchmaking attempt.

Lahan spoke at length with the Shin clan, and received written assurances that Yao would be troubled no further. As an adjunct—or really, perhaps this was his main objective all along—he agreed to sell them any swords or armor of foreign make that his trading business happened to bring into his hands.

As for Mister Love Letters, he must have been feeling awkward, for he kept to himself for the rest of the meeting. He could, however, be seen talking with some people his age whom Maomao took to be his friends.

I hope he’s not planning some stupid revenge plot.

They would just have to trust the Shin mistress to nip any such ideas in the bud.

Thus it was that Maomao and her companions made ready to go home.

“En’en’s a good cook, isn’t she? What vegetables do you think I could whip up that would make her happy?” Lahan’s Brother asked Maomao as they took some baggage to the carriage. He might deny that he was a farmer, but every word that came out of his mouth disagreed. At the moment, he was keen to give En’en a gift.

“I’m sure I don’t have an answer for you,” Maomao said.

“What? After all the times you’ve eaten her cooking?”

“It’s been quite a while since I did that.”

Who was this too-easy-to-read brother, and what had he done with Lahan’s Brother?

“Why don’t you try growing spices, Elder Brother?” Lahan said. No doubt what he was really thinking was that spices would be highly profitable.

“What, you mean pepper or something? I’ve got no idea how.”

“But if you could learn, don’t you think it would mean she could make even more dishes?”

Maomao could almost hear the abacus clicking in Lahan’s head.

“Master Lakan, what shall we do with this bag?” asked Erfan, who was lugging around the freak strategist’s loot from his Go games.

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